Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
1°16′55″N 103°49′0″E / 1.28194°N 103.81667°E
Bukit Merah Bus Interchange 红山巴士转换站 Pertukaran Bas Bukit Merah | |
|---|---|
Public Bus Interchange | |
Interior of Bukit Merah Interchange | |
| General information | |
| Location | 3591 Bukit Merah Central Singapore 159840 |
| Owned by | Land Transport Authority |
| Operated by | SBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation) |
| Bus routes | 12 (SBS Transit Ltd) 2 (SMRT Buses Ltd) 1 (Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd) |
| Bus stands | 6 (boarding) 3 (alighting) |
| Bus operators | SBS Transit Ltd SMRT Buses Ltd Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Accessible | Accessible alighting/boarding points Accessible public toilets Graduated kerb edges Tactile guidance system |
| History | |
| Opened | 28 September 1980 |
| Key dates | |
| 28 September 1980 | Commenced operations |
Bukit Merah Bus Interchange is a bus interchange located in the Bukit Merah Town Centre in Singapore. The interchange is located along Bukit Merah Central and serves the nearby residential estates of Telok Blangah and Bukit Purmei, as well as the commercial buildings in Bukit Merah Central. It is currently the only remaining bus interchange in Singapore that does not have a direct link to an MRT station. However, several services link commuters to nearby MRT stations from the interchange. Services 5, 16 and 851 link the interchange to Tiong Bahru, Service 132 links to Redhill, while Service 176 links to Telok Blangah.
History edit
The interchange was constructed as part of a scheme to improve bus services in the Telok Blangah area.[1] Operations at the interchange commenced on 28 September 1980,[2] and it was officially opened on 14 February 1981, with Minister without Portfolio Lim Chee Onn attending the ceremony.[3]
Bus contracting model edit
Under the new bus contracting model, all the bus routes buses were split into 6 route packages, operated by different public bus operators.
List of routes edit
| Operator | Package | Routes |
|---|---|---|
| SBS Transit | Bishan-Toa Payoh | 139 |
| Bukit Merah | 5, 16, 16M, 57, 123, 131, 198, 272, 273 | |
| Seletar | 851 | |
| Sengkang-Hougang | 132, 153 | |
| SMRT Buses | Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang | 75, 176 |
| Tower Transit Singapore | Sembawang-Yishun | 167 |
References edit
- ^ "T. Blangah to get better bus service next year". The Straits Times. 31 July 1980. Retrieved 8 September 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "Two feeder services part of new bus plan". The Straits Times. 27 September 1980. Retrieved 8 September 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "Interchange". The Straits Times. 31 January 1981. Retrieved 8 September 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
External links edit
- Interchanges and Terminals (SBS Transit)